Claudio Vidal

Claudio Orlando Vidal (born 4 June 1980) is an Argentine trade unionist and politician currently serving as Governor of Santa Cruz Province. From 2021 to 2023, he was a National Deputy elected to represent Santa Cruz. He belongs to the local Somos Energía para Renovar Santa Cruz (SER Santa Cruz) party.

Claudio Orlando Vidal
Governor of Santa Cruz
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 December 2023
Vice Governor	Fabián Leguizamón
Preceded by	Alicia Kirchner
National Deputy
In office 10 December 2021 – 10 December 2023
Constituency	Santa Cruz
Personal details
Born	(1980-06-04) 4 June 1980 (age 43)
Political party	Somos Energía para Renovar Santa Cruz
Occupation	General Secretary of the Private Oil and Gas Union of Santa Cruz

Early life and career

Vidal was born in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province, but grew up in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province, where he moved in his adolescence in search of job opportunities. He worked in the oil industry.^[1][2]

Political career

He first ran for a seat in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in the 2021 legislative election, as the first candidate in the "Somos Energía para Renovar Santa Cruz" (English: "We are energy to renew Santa Cruz"). He was elected with 46,633 votes, his list placing second behind Juntos por el Cambio with 28.25% of the vote.

Electoral history

Executive

Electoral history of Claudio Vidal

Election	Office	List		Votes			Result	Ref.
				Total	%	P.
2023	Governor of Santa Cruz		Santa Cruz Puede	54,831	28.38%	1st^[a]	Elected

1. Election held under ley de lemas. Data shown corresponds to the position within the most voted lema.

Legislative

Electoral history of Claudio Vidal

Election	Office	List		#	District	Votes			Result	Ref.
						Total	%	P.
2021	National Deputy		Somos Energía para Renovar Santa Cruz	1	Santa Cruz Province	46,633	28.25%	2nd^[a]	Elected	^[3]

1. Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.

References

1. Arias, Mariela (14 August 2023). "Elecciones en Santa Cruz: quién es Claudio Vidal, el sindicalista que desplazó a la familia Kirchner después de 32 años en el poder". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
2. Soriano, Fernando (14 August 2023). "El kirchnerismo perdió la gobernación en Santa Cruz después de 32 años". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
3. "Elecciones 2021". argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Dirección Nacional Electoral. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

Political offices
Preceded by Alicia Kirchner	Governor of Santa Cruz 2023–present	Incumbent